Definition of Retinacula

1. Noun. (plural of retinaculum) ¹

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Definition of Retinacula

1. retinaculum [n] - See also: retinaculum

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retinacula

retiform
retighten
retightened
retightening
retightens
retile
retiled
retiles
retiling
retime
retimed
retimes
retiming
retina
retina-specific amine oxidase
retinacula (current term)
retinacula musculorum fibularium
retinacula musculorum peroneorum
retinacula of extensor muscles
retinacula of nail
retinacula of peroneal muscles
retinacula unguis
retinaculum
retinaculum capsulae articularis coxae
retinaculum caudale
retinaculum cutis
retinaculum extensorum
retinaculum flexorum
retinaculum musculorum extensorum inferius
retinaculum musculorum extensorum superius

Literary usage of Retinacula

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1896)
"It may not be so well known that these bands are called the retinacula of ... In the adult these retinacula may be said to be normally three in number, ..."

2. The British Flower Garden: Containing Coloured Figures and Descriptions of ...by Robert Sweet by Robert Sweet (1838)
"... covered with a silvery pellicle ; the edges blunt and even. retinacula thick, horny ... retinacula ..."

3. The Fertilisation of Flowers by Hermann Müller, Charles Darwin (1883)
"The pollinia stand wide apart when they are extracted (9) ; but the retinacula twist inwards as they dry (cf. 9, 10, 11) bringing the pollinia so close ..."

4. The Fertilisation of Flowers by Hermann Müller, Charles Darwin (1883)
"The pollinia stand wide apart when they are extracted (9); but the retinacula twist inwards as they dry (cf. 9, 10, 11) bringing the pollinia so close ..."

5. The Fertilisation of Flowers by Hermann Müller, Charles Darwin (1883)
"The pollinia stand wide apart when they are extracted (9) ; but the retinacula twist inwards as they dry (cf. 9, 10, 11) bringing the pollinia so close ..."

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